Marlington overpowers Salem

Marlington and Salem returned to the mats Thursday night for a Northeastern Buckeye Conference matchup and the Dukes took advantage of the younger Quakers to post a 72-12 win at Marlington High School.

The Quakers overall record fell to 2-8 (0-4) when they lost to a Marlington team boasting an impressive 17-3 (2-2) record following the win.

"Salem's wrestling program is a work in progress," said Marlington head coach Curt Hamilton. "The NBC is a tough wrestling league, everybody is solid. They just put a lot of freshmen out there."

Salem began the evening with a win by pin at the 106 pound division, which would be followed by seven-straight Marlington victories, including six via pin and one from forfeit.

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Hamilton cited key wins from Evan Betz and Dylan Rodkey in their victory, as well as the team becoming fully healthy once again.

"I think one thing we've got going for us is that we are slowly getting healthy now," added Hamilton.

Winning by pin for Salem were Trent Kellogg and Kade Byland at 106 and 160, respectively.

Wrestlers such as freshman Creager and sophomore Joseph will move back down in weight class in order to adjust the lineups for wrestlers who are returning from injury. The Dukes have been using lighter weight classes in order to fill their lineup in a time of need.

"We've got two losses in the league but I still think we are a pretty good team," said Hamilton.